flowleap-ai FlowLeap Academic
Auth and global flags: see flowleap-shared.
Usage
flowleap academic search <query> [flags]
Runs the search_academic tool on the Tools facade. Returns academic papers
with title, authors, year, and source. No patent-data key is needed, so this
corpus stays live while EPO or USPTO is key-gated — offer it as different
data (literature, not patents), never as a substitute (see flowleap-keys).
Flags
| Flag | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
--limit |
Maximum results | 10 |
--source |
Source to search: scholar or arxiv (repeat the flag for both) |
all sources |
--from-year |
Only papers published in or after this year | none |
--to-year |
Only papers published in or before this year | none |
Examples
# Basic search
flowleap academic search "machine learning patent classification"
# With limit
flowleap academic search "CRISPR gene editing applications" --limit 20
# arXiv only, bounded by publication year
flowleap academic search "transformer attention mechanisms" --source arxiv --from-year 2020 --to-year 2024
# Both sources explicitly
flowleap academic search "solid state electrolyte" --source scholar --source arxiv
# JSON output for agents
flowleap academic search "neural network optimization" --json
Tools-facade equivalent: search_academic (query=, sources=,
max_results=, filter=). Its sources values are semantic-scholar and
arxiv; papers still come back tagged scholar or arxiv.
Response Format (JSON)
The CLI prints the tool's data payload — { query, total, papers }. The
envelope fields (success, executionTimeMs, cached) sit outside it; add
--verbose to see the cache verdict and timing on stderr.
{
"query": "machine learning patent classification",
"total": 1,
"papers": [
{
"title": "Machine Learning in Patent Analysis",
"authors": ["Smith, J.", "Doe, A."],
"year": "2024",
"source": "arxiv",
"url": "https://example.com/paper",
"abstract": "..."
}
]
}